About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,072, made up of 1,585 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733129
Area (hectares)	219.45 hectares
Population	3,072
Male Population	1,585
Female Population	1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 21st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 219.45 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 9.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jamalpur
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	25 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	49 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 3,072. That makes it the 21st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Jamalpur village has 1,585 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 219.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Harishchandrapur, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 9.4 km away. Itahar is about 25 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.